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So, by this rationale, the Bible is total bunk, just made up hogwash.
Theory:
a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by watcher73
About the only thing that can circularize an eccentric orbit would be tidal forces. The tidal forces of the Sun on Earth are slight. An orbit of the eccentricity we are talking about (far greater than that of Pluto) would take millions or billions of years to circularize, not 12,000. Those same forces also lead to tidal locking. We are not tidally locked with the Sun.
I assume that the context of this statement is in reference to your point in reply to CaptChaos.
...gravity is the bending of space-time. But it doesn't really matter what it is or what causes it, all we are concerned with here is how it affects mass.
Originally posted by CaptChaos
Explain gravity for us. What exactly is it? Not how does it affect acceleration etc but what is it?
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by letthereaderunderstand
OH! Give us a break!!!
Stop with the nonsense.....
....please...
(asking nicely)
Originally posted by Phage
For the purposes of this discussion, it does (did?) not matter exactly what gravity is. Since the discussion was about orbital mechanics, only the effects of gravity are of concern. While I would like to know what gravity is, it doesn't really matter. I know what will happen when I drop something.